My Animation Era

  Chapter 349 Avanti's Appearance (for subscription)

   "The Story of Avanti" is a puppet animation based on the folklore of the Western Regions, with the legendary "wise man" Avanti as the main character.

To be honest…

  Avanti, a legendary figure, is very unfamiliar to most people in China.

   After all, the folklore of Avanti is more spread in the frontier provinces of the Western Regions, and even in the Arabian region. If you haven't made a special effort to find out, most people really don't know who Avanti is.

  If it is Monkey King, it must be a household name.

Therefore.

  During animation production, the Puppet Studio and Meiying Studio team led by Liang Xiaodong also encountered a critical problem.

  Avanti is not particularly well-known in the inland and coastal provinces.

   So here comes the problem.

  For such an "unfamiliar" legendary character, how should the production team create an animated image so that everyone has a good impression of "Avanti"?

   “Be humorous.”

  Gu Miao frowned and said: "The main audience of animation is children, and they don't like long lectures."

  Why are fables so popular?

  Because the fable packs a "simple" truth with an extremely vivid childlike story, and conducts a "moisturizing and silent" preaching.

   Give a simple example!

  You educate your child and tell him that he must distinguish between good and evil in life, and that good people do not necessarily have good rewards. Can the child listen to it?

  If you change the way.

  When you sit by the bed and tell your child a story of "The Farmer and the Snake" before going to bed, will he think about why the snake bites the farmer?

  The same reason.

  In the process of animation production, the most taboo thing is the kind of "straightforward" didactic plot.

  Even if you want to give the story, or the plot, a certain core, you can’t preach it bluntly, and you have to “detour” it appropriately.

  At this time, humor plays a role.

  Through humorous short stories, create a legendary character, children will not have resistance, and it can also play a certain "demonstrative" role.

"I think so too."

  Liang Xiaodong nodded.

  Even if Gu Miao doesn't mention it, he will add some "humor" elements to the plot to achieve the effect of "entertaining and entertaining".

   Of course, that's not the point.

  The problem that really troubled Liang Xiaodong was the specific character image of "Avanti".

  Who is Avanti?

  A legendary figure, passed down from word to mouth among the people, who stays on books and paper.

   "Do you know what Avanti looks like?"

"have no idea!"

   This is the question Liang Xiaodong has asked the most during this period of time, but he always gets the same answer every time.

  He went to the Western Regions to visit and investigate.

  Most people have heard the story of Avanti, but if you ask him, what exactly does Avanti look like, and what are his physical characteristics?

terribly sorry!

  No one knows the answer!

  The legends of Avanti are spread through word of mouth. In this form, no one can describe the specific appearance of Avanti.

  A herdsman told Liang Xiaodong.

  Afanti is five meters tall, with glowing eyes, riding a white unicorn...

  Some people also said that Avanti was a lame man whose leg was broken by the rich man because he liked to fight injustice for the poor.

   It is also said that Avanti is a doctor who walks barefoot in the Gobi desert. His left eye is empty because he was pecked off by an eagle during the treatment.

   Pretty outrageous, right?

   But this is the information collected by Liang Xiaodong through continuous visits and investigations during this period.

   It can only be said that Avanti is too mysterious.

  It is so mysterious that no one knows what he looks like? How tall? Is it fat or thin? Do you have a beard?

   "It's full of uncertain information, and everyone is uncertain. There are a few points that many people have mentioned."

  Liang Xiaodong introduced: "Most people, when describing Avanti, have mentioned that Avanti has a mount."

   "Some say horses, others deer, still others unicorns and donkeys..."

  Avanti has ridden so many creatures?

  Gu Miao was amused by these words, and couldn't help complaining: "Then among so many theories, which one is more credible?"

   "Donkey! Donkey!"

   "Although I'm not sure, many people say it's a donkey. I checked some local materials in the Western Regions, and there are also allusions about Avanti riding a donkey."

  Liang Xiaodong said with a smile: "In addition to the mount, there is another appearance feature that is also frequently mentioned by the interviewees, and that is the beard."

   "Beard?" Gu Miao asked.

   "Mmm, Beard!"

  Liang Xiaodong nodded and said: "What kind of beard is it? It's still the same sentence. Everyone's descriptions are varied, and the correct answer cannot be determined at all."

   "So based on speculation, we set Avanti as a traveler with a goatee, riding a little donkey, and playing Western-style music in his hand."

  Liang Xiaodong showed the sample.

  Gu Miao scrutinized it carefully, comparing this sample drawing with the original Avanti in memory from time to time.

   It can be said that they are almost the same!

  Perhaps this is not Avanti's original appearance, he does not look like this at all. He didn't ride a donkey, he didn't have a goatee...

   But it doesn't matter!

  The people think that he should look like this when he is riding a donkey and has a goatee, so he will look like this.

  This is the same as mythical characters.

  When everyone thinks that Nezha is riding a hot wheel, wearing a Huntian silk, and will always look like a child who will never grow up, this is what Nezha looks like.

  You make a Nezha image of King Kong Barbie style, maybe you are the real one, but it doesn't make sense.

  Because everyone doesn't recognize you.

  The same is true for Avanti, no one knows what the real Avanti looks like.

  When everyone thinks that Avanti looks like this in Wanbao animation, even if the real Avanti is "resurrected", no one will recognize him.

  What is this called?

  Gu Miao didn't dare to think about it, nor did she dare to say it.

  Anyway, everyone knows what they know, the standard treatment for mythical and legendary characters!

  Let’s not talk about the mere appearance, assuming that the people need or firmly believe that Avanti can even become a “female”!

   Don't think this is outrageous.

  For a legendary figure who "doesn't know his true face" and only has his deeds passed on by word of mouth, no matter what he becomes, it is reasonable and reasonable.

   Liang Xiaodong is not bad.

  At least in his guess, Avanti still looks like a serious person, and he hasn't deviated too far.

  If someone else does it...

  Afanti must be "three heads and six arms", five or six meters tall, seven or eight tons in weight, eyes on the navel, and two pointed fangs in the mouth?

   It can only be said that legends are legends after all.

   You can’t believe everything, and you can’t not believe it.

  Everyone said that Avanti rode a donkey and had a goatee, OK! This suggestion can be used for reference!

  Everyone says that Afanti is six meters tall, and his breath is like a sandstorm...

   Can you believe this thing?

  (end of this chapter)